⁴¹“Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, ⁴²but only one thing is needed.^[f] Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.”

Luke 10:41,42

One of my favorite leadership lessons is “Focus by Asking” by Bob Biehl. In the lesson, Bob shared a conversation that went like this:

Bob’s Friend: “I’ve been asking myself one question for three years.

Bob: “One question – for three years? What is it?”

Bob’s Friend: “What’s important?”

Bob: “What have you been finding?”

Bob’s Friend: “Less and Less“

God’s really been dealing with my heart about what is important in life and the answer really is – less and less! In a world where we constantly have millions of ideas, concepts, items, theories, and people demanding our attention, we often find our focus spread thin.

I believe God wants to reveal to us what is important to Him, which according to Jesus, is one thing! If we’ll learn what that one thing is and make that our focus, I believe all the other arenas of our lives will take care of themselves. So over the next few days I want to unwrap this thought of figuring out what is important.

Thoughts?

As usual – time is flying! The first quarter of 2009 is already at an end! It’s been a great start to the year so far – literally every year of my life seems to get better and better! Yours should be doing the same!  So here are my highlights of the first quarter:

Went to a Steelers Playoff Game the Year they won the Super Bowl – Great game and Great Company (Thanks Ben!)

I got to spend some quality time with my dad and sister over some nice dinners! I love them! (*Note – my dad does not normally wear that hat – we made him wear it for the pic . . . He is a baller though!

First Pens Game I’ve been to since High School – Had a great time!

Fiddler on the Roof – Good company, good dinner, and I even learned some new dance moves!

The Ladies Around the Office “Love” me so much they made “Bubba Bricks” to throw at me – I feel loved

Dressed up like a girl for a skit/movie at 19 North – Bubba became “Bubbalicious” – Awkward… I’ll probably never do that again haha

Finally got my college degree – it’s over!

Got to serve at the Special Olympics – Good Times!

The Prank… Not really worth mentioning… but a highlight none the less!

Mr. McFelee Making an Appearance at 19 North – he took pictures with everybody and signed autographs – What a guy!

Ski Trip with Revolution - Always a good time!

The End of the Saturn….. On the bright side: We had Chic-fil-a milkshakes before the accident…

We Roasted a pig for the Super Bowl – Pretty Sweet

Those were just a few highlights from a great kickoff to the year….. What were some of your highlights?

This Video goes right along with what I’ve been teaching along the lines of teaching… it’s worth watching!